China’s Ji Jun Xu towers over the 56 remaining players of WPT Prime Cambodia Opener

08/13/2022

It was another fiery day at WPT Prime Cambodia as players made their way in to NagaWorld Phnom Penh Ballroom for the last two entry flights of the Opener $150K GTD. At the close of registration, Day 1C drew a big crowd of 164 and the Day 1D turbo flight pulled in 82. Combined with the the other entry days, the Opener amassed a grand total of 442 entries to well exceed the advertised guarantee. The remaining 56 players are all in the money and are now looking at a far larger prize pool of US$ 214,670. While everyone is guaranteed US$ 900, the goal is to pocket the hefty US$ 43,105 first prize. We’ve got the day’s highlights, Day 2 draw, chip counts, and payouts just below.

Day 1C brought some new faces to the tournament area. A couple of lovely ones gracing the field were WSOP bracelet winner Jiyoung Kim and Japan‘s Yuri Ishida. However, both women were not so fortunate. finding the rail well before the bubble round.

Among those that navigated the day’s challenges were NagaWorld SuperStack runner up Trent Fechter, Viet Nam high roller Hieu Ngo, and USA’s Kyle Bao Qouc Diep who was relieved to have had more success than the previous starting days. One player very glad to have survived the bubble round was Thailand‘s Thanakrit Lachaima. All in and at risk with against a player’s , it seemed to be the end when the board ran . However, with the next two cards coming and , he survived with a higher flush.

After an hour of hand for hand action, the bubble finally burst. Chip leaderJi Jun Xu turned his into a flush on the river to dust a player’s top pair. Xu bagged up 702,000 in chips and will enter Day 2 with an overwhelming advantage.

Firing up in the evening was the Day 1D turbo flight, which was the last chance for players to get in on the huge opening pot. Another 82 gave it a whirl with only 10 of them advancing to Day 2. Racking up the biggest pile was Denmark’s Michael Kim Falcon who muscled the table throughout the bubble round until he eliminated India‘s Laksh Pal Singh to bring an end to the day. This was Falcon‘s first poker series since the pandemic and was aleady off to a swell start. He will enter Day 2 ranked 4th in chips.

Buy in: US$ 550
Guarantee: US$ 150,000
Day 1A: 7 advanced out of 54 entries
Day 1B: 18 advanced out of 142 entries
Day 1C: 21 advanced out of 164 entries
Day 1D: 10 advanced out of 82 entries
Total entries: 442
Prize pool: US$ 214,370
ITM: 56 players

The conclusion of the Opener is on Sunday, August 14 starting at 1pm. The final 56 players will hunt down the title, top prize, and points towards the WPT Player of the Festival race.

Day 2 qualifiers: 56 players

Rank	Player	Flag	Table/Seat	Chips
1	JI JUN XU	CHINA	T-01 [03]	702,000
2	TOMAS DEDINAS	USA	T-09 [09]	551,500
3	WANKI BAIK	KOREA, REPUBLIC OF	T-06 [07]	484,500
4	MICHAEL KIM FALCON	DENMARK	T-06 [03]	448,000
5	PROMMIN TALORDPONG	THAILAND	T-11 [08]	447,000
6	THIRITH LY		T-11 [04]	406,000
7	VAN HOANG NGUYEN	VIET NAM	T-01 [08]	400,000
8	RISHAB MALIK	INDIA	T-11 [06]	331,000
9	WILLIAM NOBLE BOLTON	AUSTRALIA	T-05 [03]	305,000
10	DAZHANG CHEN	CHINA	T-10 [04]	294,000
11	MARC ANTHONY JOSEPH	SOUTH AFRICA	T-10 [09]	289,000
12	HIROKI MORISHITA	JAPAN	T-01 [09]	287,000
13	YOKE WEI WOON		T-02 [02]	273,000
14	RAJU JARUPLAVATH	INDIA	T-05 [04]	243,000
15	MANH TRUONG NGUYEN	VIET NAM	T-02 [05]	240,000
16	JONAS MAGDALINSKI	SWEDEN	T-05 [08]	230,500
17	FRANK JAMES LILLIS	IRAN (ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF)	T-05 [01]	230,000
18	HANNES THEO DANIEL		T-06 [04]	221,500
19	ANSHUL RAJPUT	INDIA	T-10 [03]	213,000
20	DALE ANDREW TOWNSEND	AUSTRALIA	T-09 [03]	210,000
21	TRONG HIEU NGO	VIET NAM	T-06 [08]	197,000
22	YOU ZHUANG CHUA	SINGAPORE	T-02 [08]	195,000
23	KYOUNGWON PARK	KOREA, REPUBLIC OF	T-01 [05]	193,000
24	DIWEI HUANG	SINGAPORE	T-01 [04]	188,500
25	KYLE BAO QUOC AN DIEP	USA	T-11 [03]	188,500
26	KYARR CHAN YAN	MYANMAR	T-09 [06]	181,000
27	JAE KYUNG SIM	KOREA, REPUBLIC OF	T-06 [09]	169,500
28	THOMAS KYUNG-CHUN LAERSEN	SWEDEN	T-01 [07]	166,000
29	YAO LOON TAY	SINGAPORE	T-10 [05]	158,000
30	ROCKY PIKE HAROLD BROOKS	SOUTH AFRICA	T-06 [06]	156,000
31	ARMON VAN WIJK	AUSTRALIA	T-01 [02]	146,500
32	TRENT WAYNE FECHTER	USA	T-02 [01]	132,500
33	SAMUEL DAVID ADAMS	NEW ZEALAND	T-10 [08]	125,000
34	LEONG JACK	SINGAPORE	T-09 [01]	121,500
35	KAI YANG GU	SINGAPORE	T-02 [04]	118,500
36	SEMEN KAPITONOV	RUSSIAN FEDERATION	T-10 [02]	117,000
37	SHANKAR KAILARSH	MALAYSIA	T-09 [02]	111,500
38	MINSEONG CHO	KOREA, REPUBLIC OF	T-10 [01]	109,500
39	MANSOUR KHORRAMSHAHI	IRAN (ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF)	T-02 [07]	101,000
40	ANTON WIDJAYA	INDONESIA	T-10 [06]	100,000
41	JOSHUA KAI EN TAN	SINGAPORE	T-01 [01]	99,000
42	YU-CHUNG CHANG	TAIWAN, PROVINCE OF CHINA	T-05 [09]	97,000
43	DANEIL HINH	AUSTRALIA	T-09 [08]	96,500
44	DHAVAL MUDGAL	INDIA	T-09 [07]	94,500
45	JIAZHI ZHONG	CHINA	T-06 [01]	94,500
46	DUC KIEN TRAN	VIET NAM	T-09 [04]	93,000
47	SUPAKIT ANUKOOLPITAKNIL	THAILAND	T-11 [02]	93,000
48	CHENGCAI PAN	CHINA	T-02 [06]	93,000
49	LOUIS BILODEAU	CANADA	T-11 [01]	88,000
50	DANIEL WEI XIONG CHIN	MALAYSIA	T-05 [05]	81,500
51	THANAKRIT LACHAIMA	THAILAND	T-06 [02]	80,000
52	ERIC D WASYLENKO	CANADA	T-02 [09]	63,000
53	JULIUS UMBRAZIUNAS	LITHUANIA	T-11 [07]	62,500
54	JIEWEI YANG	CHINA	T-05 [02]	37,000
55	EDGAR ANTONIO ANTEZANA	SOUTH AFRICA	T-05 [07]	32,500
56	VEELAPHAN SIEWLEE	CANADA	T-09 [05]	32,000

Payouts

1st	US$ 43,105
2nd	US$ 30,205
3rd	US$ 19,420
4th	US$ 13,000
5th	US$ 10,110
6th	US$ 8,395
7th	US$ 7,030
8th	US$ 5,670
9th	US$ 4,310
10th-12th	US$ 3,655
13th-15th	US$ 3,035
16th-18th	US$ 2,485
19th-21st	US$ 2,070
22nd-24th	US$ 1,745
25th-27th	US$ 1,425
28th-36th	US$ 1,180
37th-45th	US$ 1,040
46th-56th	US$ 900